Device for printing upon pens or pencils



Oct. 3, 1950 A. o. WORDE DEVICE FOR PRINTING UPON PENS 0R PENCILS Filed June 25, 1947 Patented Oct. 3, 1956 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DEVICE FOR PRINTING UPON PENS OR PENCILS Arthur 0. Worde, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application June 25, 1947, Serial No. 756,935

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a device for use in printing upon a pen or pencil.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for printing upon a pen or pencil and applying a gold coating over the printed matter wherein heat will be automatically supplied to the device when the device parts are closed upon one another to adequately seal the gold leaf to the plastic pen or pencil surface and wherein the device becomes overheated or heated to the desired degree a lamp indication will be given.

. It is another object of the present invention to provide a printing device for printing a name or the like upon a pen or a pencil with gold letters which is adjustable to provide easy access to the compartment which is adapted to contain the printing elements.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a printing device for use with pencils and pens to place gold lettering thereon which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture and eflicient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

'Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of my printing device for pencils or pens with the top part raised to provide access to the bottom part.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary and cross-sectional view with the pivotal parts within the bottom raised to provide access to the chamber in which the printing element is disposed.

Fig. 3 is a plan view looking upon a portion of the bottom part when the members of the same have been raised and as viewed on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of a pen or pencil on which the gold lettering has been applied.

Referring now to the figures, Ill represents a base having foot pieces H at the opposite corners of the same. A heat insulating plate 12 is supported on and secured to the base plate It] by screws which serve to hold the foot pieces in place. These screws may extend through portions of side members l3 to secure them to the base plate. Between the side members [3 is a printing element retaining arrangement 14 formed of a plate I5 bent downwardly as at It and forwardly as at H. Lugs l8 extend downwardly from the sides of the plate l5 to provide a pivotal connection with the supporting elements l3 as indicated at l9. The arrangement [4 can be tilted upwardly as shown in Fig. 2 and retained in the tilted up position by a hook 2| inserted through an opening 22 in a supporting member l3. Extending forwardly from the bent portion [6 of the plate l5 are projections 23 in which is journalled a clamping screw 24. This clamping screw has opposing threads 25 and 25 at the opposite ends of the same which work respectively in clamping elements 28 and 29 to either bring them together or separate them to retain or release printing elements 3| rested on the rear of the bent portion ll of the plate l5 and retained at their top by a transverse member 32. The printing elements 3| will be inserted to spell a word or name which is to be printed upon a pen or pencil 33. The printed name will appear at 34 upon the pen or pencil.

Forwardly of the printing element retaining arrangement hi there is pivoted between the supporting members [3 a cover 35 which will extend over the portion ll of the plate [5 to the printing elements 3! and on which may be supported. a gold leaf 36 which is taken from a roll 3'! on a cover part 38 which is hinged to the supporting members [3 at 39. The gold leaf is held in place upon the top of the cover plate 35 by a plate 4| and is propelled by a rubber roll 42 which is turned to advance the gold leaf.

Also pivoted at 39 is an arm 43 having a channel portion 44 at its outer end of V-shape adapted to fit over pencil 33 disposed upon the printing elements 3|. The pencil is first put in place and then the arm 43 is brought down upon the same.

Thereafter the cover 38 is hinged downwardly and spring pressed plungers or elements 45 will have their heads 46 engage with the portion 44 of the arm 43 whereby to bring pressure upon the pencil or pen to force it into the printing elements 3 I.

The cover 38 has a spring catch 48 which engages with a transversely extending shaft 49 to retain the cover over the supporting member I3 and the arrangement l4 so that spring pressure from spring 5| will be effective to act upon the arm 43. Lock nuts 52 serve to adjust the spring pressure.

The spring catch 48 is pivoted at 53 on the cover and includes a spring 54.

A pin 55 extends upwardly from the insulating member I 2 to serve as a stop for limiting the pivotal movement of the cover 38 and to support the same when in its raised position.

In order to supply heat to facilitate the printing operation, there is provided a resistance or the device. Wires 6:; form a circuit connection with the control element 59.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of my invention, what is claimed is:

A gold leaf printing device for use with pencils and pens comprising a base with upstanding side members, a printing element retaining arrangement formed of a plate bent downwardly and forwardly and having lugs extending downwardly from the sides thereof, said lugs being pivotally ccmnected to the side members, a heating element carried by the forwardly extending portion of the plate, said plate having forwardly extending projections, a clamping screw journalled in the projections, said downwardly extending and forwardly extending portions of said plate being adapted to retain printing elements and said clamping screws having clamping elements adapted to engage the end printing elements to retain them, said printing element retaining arrangement being tiltable out of side members and :1.-

rearwardly to render the printing elements more accessible and so that they can be read from an 4 inclined position, a cover pivotally connected td the base, said cover having means for the attachment thereto of a gold leaf roll, a gold leaf supporting member pivotally connected between the side members of the base and adapted to guide and support the gold leaf to a position adjacent the printing elements, said printing element retaining plate having a transverse member supporting said gold leaf guide when the printing retaining arrangement is tilted to a horizontal position, said gold leaf guide being adapted to be elevated as the rinting element retaining arrangement is elevated, an arm pivoted to the base and having a channel portion adapted to receive and retain a pencil or pen when the arm is down over the printing elements, a spring pressed plunger means on the cover adapted to engage the arm to apply pressure to the same and upon the pencil when the cover is drawn to a down position and a catch engageable with the base toretain the cover in a down position against the action of the compression against the action of the spring pressed plunger.

ARTHUR O. WORDE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 79,751 Hall et a1 July 7, 1868 1,779,091 Glass Oct. 21, 1930 1,821,337 Friedlaender Sept. 1, 1931 2,032,767 Rosten Mar. 3, 1936 2,047,373 Kingsley July 14, 1936 

